The Robert W. Gerdel Papers, dating 1925-1986, contains 35mm slides, photographs, artifacts, logs, publications, dissertation and reports about Gerdel's research in crop and cold regions science. The collection documents Gerdel's work in and observations of cold region bases and environments in the northern hemisphere including Greenland, Canada, Alaska, the KFS (Keweenaw Field Station) in Michigan, the New York University wind tunnels, and the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory.